Going Up
by Jurgen Lorenzen
Title
Going Up
Artist
Jurgen Lorenzen
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This Cicada is climbing an apple tree after emerging from the ground on a farm in Summers County, West Virginia.
As summer nears, 2020 has another trick up its sleeve. This time, it's cicadas. A lot of cicadas.
In parts of southwestern Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia, it's time for a brood of the insects to emerge for their once-in-17-year mating season. As many as 1.5 million cicadas could emerge per acre. And the bugs are known for their distinct — and overwhelming — chirping?
Periodical cicadas — unlike annual cicadas — emerge every 13 or 17 years, depending on the species. Brood IX, as this grouping is dubbed, last emerged in 2003. Parts of the region that's expected to see brood IX this year also saw some of brood II, which crawled out from the ground back in 2013 across parts of the eastern U.S. But brood IX won't likely affect as many states.
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June 8th, 2020
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Comments (32)
Greta Foose
Wonderful image, I think I am one of the few people in the world who LOVES the 17 year cicadas and their singing.
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic art has been featured on the ABC Group home page from the B IS FOR BUGS AND IS FOR AND BEES themed week, JULY 19, 2021- JULY 28, 2021. You are invited to add your wonderful art in the Features Archive Discussion in the ABC GROUP as a way to preserve your feature!
Maili Page
Excellent capture Jurgen! The trees have been quite a buzz this late spring in Northern Va! It's finally starting to calm down.
Carol Senske
F/L. Congratulations on your feature in the Macro Bugs theme - this is a wonderful capture!
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